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CMSA Special Lecture Series

CMSA Special Lecture Series

March 1, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.

Abstract: Mirror symmetry as a general phenomenon is understood to take place near the large complex structure limit resp. large radius limit, and so implicitly involves degenerations of the spaces under consideration. Underlying most mirror theorems is thus a mirror map which gives a local identification of respective A-model and B-model moduli spaces. When dealing with mirror symmetry for Calabi-Yau’s the role of the mirror map is well-appreciated. In these talks I’ll discuss the role of moduli in mirror symmetry of Fano varieties (where the mirror is a Landau-Ginzburg (LG) model). Some topics I expect to cover are a general structure theory of moduli of LG models (follows Katzarkov, Kontsevich, Pantev), the interplay of the topology of LG models with autoequivalence relations in the Calabi-Yau setting, and the relationship between Mori theory in the B-model and degenerations of the LG A-model. For the latter topic we’ll focus on the case of del Pezzo surfaces (due to unpublished work of Pantev) and the toric case (due to the speaker with Katzarkov and G. Kerr). Time permitting, we may make some speculations on the role of LG moduli in the work of Gross-Hacking-Keel (in progress work of the speaker with T. Foster).

Abstract: We describe a notion of lattice polarization for rational elliptic surfaces and weak del Pezzo surfaces, and describe the complex moduli of the former and the Kähler cone of the latter. We then propose a version of mirror symmetry relating these two objects, which should be thought of as a form of Fano-LG correspondence. Finally, we relate this notion to other forms of mirror symmetry, including Dolgachev-Nikulin-Pinkham mirror symmetry for lattice polarized K3 surfaces and the Gross-Siebert program. This is joint work with Alan Thompson based on arXiv:1709.00856.

Abstract: I will show two interesting examples of mirror symmetry of Calabi-Yaucomplete intersections which have birational automorphisms of infinite order.I will first describe/observe mirror correspondences between the movablecones in birational geometry and the monodromy nilpotent cones which are definedat each boundary points (called LCSLs) in the moduli spaces and naturally glued together.In doing this, I will identify "Picard-Lefschetzs monodromy transformations for flopping curves"in the mirror families. If time permits, I will show one more example of Calabi-Yau completeintersections for which we observe similar correspondence between the birational geometryand monodromy nilpotent cones. However, in this example, we observe that the correspondencebecomes complete when we include a non-toric boundary point in the mirror family.This is based on a recent paper with H. Takagi (arXiv:1707.08728).

Periods and quasiperiods of modular forms and the mirror quintic at the conifold.

Abstract: We review the theory of periods of modular forms and extend it to quasiperiods. General motivic conjectures predict a relation between periods and quasiperiods of certain weight 4 Hecke eigenforms associated to hypergeometric one-parameter families of Calabi-Yau threefolds. We verify this prediction and discuss some of its implications.

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.

Title: On categories of matrix factorizations and their homological invariants

The talks will cover the following topics:

1. Matrix factorizations as D-branes. According to physicists, the matrix factorizations of an isolated hypersurface singularity describe D-branes in the Landau-Ginzburg (LG) B-model associated with the singularity. The talk is devoted to some mathematical implications of this observation. I will start with a review of open-closed topological field theories underlying the LG B-models and then talk about their refinements.

2. Semi-infinite Hodge theory of dg categories. Homological mirror symmetry asserts that the “classical” mirror correspondence relating the number of rational curves in a CY threefold to period integrals of its mirror should follow from the equivalence of the derived Fukaya category of the first manifold and the derived category of coherent sheaves on the second one. The classical mirror correspondence can be upgraded to an isomorphism of certain Hodge-like data attached to both manifolds, and a natural first step towards proving the assertion would be to try to attach similar Hodge-like data to abstract derived categories. I will talk about some recent results in this direction and illustrate the approach in the context of the LG B-models.

3. Hochschild cohomology of LG orbifolds. The scope of applications of the LG mod- els in mirror symmetry is significantly expanded once we include one extra piece of data, namely, finite symmetry groups of singularities. The resulting models are called orbifold LG models or LG orbifolds. LG orbifolds with abelian symmetry groups appear in mir- ror symmetry as mirror partners of varieties of general type, open varieties, or other LG orbifolds. Associated with singularities with symmetries there are equivariant versions of the matrix factorization categories which, just as their non-equivariant cousins, describe D-branes in the corresponding orbifold LG B-models. The Hochschild cohomology of these categories should then be isomorphic to the closed string algebra of the models. I will talk about an explicit description of the Hochschild cohomology of abelian LG orbifolds.

The deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills equationDates: This is a two lecture series, happening 4:00-5:00PM.

Lecture 1: Tue Mar 6 Lecture 2: Th Mar 8

Abstract: In this series I will discuss the deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills equation, which is a complex analogue of the special Lagrangian graph equation of Harvey-Lawson. I will describe its derivation in relation to the semi-flat setup of SYZ mirror symmetry, followed by some basic properties of solutions. Later I will discuss methods for constructing solutions, and relate the solvability to certain geometric obstructions. Both talks will be widely accessible, and cover joint work with T.C. Collins and S.-T. Yau.

Abstract: When we solve the Dirichlet problem on a graph, we look for a harmonic function with fixed boundary values. Associated to such a harmonic function is the Dirichlet energy on each edge. One can reverse the problem, and ask if, for some choice of conductances on the edges, one can find a harmonic function attaining any given tuple of edge energies. We show how the number of solutions to this problem is related to the chromatic polynomial, and also discuss some geometric applications. This talk is based on joint work with Aaron Abrams and Wayne Lam.

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.

Title: On categories of matrix factorizations and their homological invariants

The talks will cover the following topics:

1. Matrix factorizations as D-branes. According to physicists, the matrix factorizations of an isolated hypersurface singularity describe D-branes in the Landau-Ginzburg (LG) B-model associated with the singularity. The talk is devoted to some mathematical implications of this observation. I will start with a review of open-closed topological field theories underlying the LG B-models and then talk about their refinements.

2. Semi-infinite Hodge theory of dg categories. Homological mirror symmetry asserts that the “classical” mirror correspondence relating the number of rational curves in a CY threefold to period integrals of its mirror should follow from the equivalence of the derived Fukaya category of the first manifold and the derived category of coherent sheaves on the second one. The classical mirror correspondence can be upgraded to an isomorphism of certain Hodge-like data attached to both manifolds, and a natural first step towards proving the assertion would be to try to attach similar Hodge-like data to abstract derived categories. I will talk about some recent results in this direction and illustrate the approach in the context of the LG B-models.

3. Hochschild cohomology of LG orbifolds. The scope of applications of the LG mod- els in mirror symmetry is significantly expanded once we include one extra piece of data, namely, finite symmetry groups of singularities. The resulting models are called orbifold LG models or LG orbifolds. LG orbifolds with abelian symmetry groups appear in mir- ror symmetry as mirror partners of varieties of general type, open varieties, or other LG orbifolds. Associated with singularities with symmetries there are equivariant versions of the matrix factorization categories which, just as their non-equivariant cousins, describe D-branes in the corresponding orbifold LG B-models. The Hochschild cohomology of these categories should then be isomorphic to the closed string algebra of the models. I will talk about an explicit description of the Hochschild cohomology of abelian LG orbifolds.

The deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills equationDates: This is a two lecture series, happening 4:00-5:00PM.

Lecture 1: Tue Mar 6 Lecture 2: Th Mar 8

Abstract: In this series I will discuss the deformed Hermitian-Yang-Mills equation, which is a complex analogue of the special Lagrangian graph equation of Harvey-Lawson. I will describe its derivation in relation to the semi-flat setup of SYZ mirror symmetry, followed by some basic properties of solutions. Later I will discuss methods for constructing solutions, and relate the solvability to certain geometric obstructions. Both talks will be widely accessible, and cover joint work with T.C. Collins and S.-T. Yau.

Abstract: (Joint work with Chris Woodward) Consider a Lagrangian submanifold $\bar L$ in a GIT quotient $\bar X = X//G$. Besides the usual Fukaya $A_\infty$ algebra $Fuk(\bar L)$ defined by counting holomorphic disks, another version, called the quasimap Fukaya algebra $Fuk^K(L)$, is defined by counting holomorphic disks in $X$ modulo group action. Motivated from the closed string quantum Kirwan map studied by Ziltener and Woodward, as well as the work of Fukaya--Oh--Ohta--Ono, Chan--Lau--Leung--Tseng, we construct an open string version of the quantum Kirwan map. This is an $A_\infty$ morphism from $Fuk^K(L)$ to a bulk deformation of $Fuk(\bar L)$. The deformation term is defined by counting affine vortices (point-like instantons) in the gauged sigma model, while the $A_\infty$ morphism is defined by counting point-like instantons with Lagrangian boundary condition. It has several useful consequences. For example, the weakly unobstructedness of $Fuk^K(L)$ (which is easy to check) implies the weak unobstructedness of $Fuk(\bar L)$ after bulk deformation (which is hard to check). It recovers the “open mirror theorem” of Chan--Lau--Leung--Tseng for semi-Fano toric manifolds which says the Lagrangian Floer potential coincides with the Hori--Vafa potential after a coordinate change, and extends to general toric manifolds.

Abstract: I consider a K3 surface which is known as Cayley model of Reye congruences, and construct its mirror family. This mirror family turns out to have three degeneration points (LCSLs), for each of which we can define monodromy nilpotent cones. I will show that these nilpotent cones are naturally glued together to make a larger cone

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.

Title: On categories of matrix factorizations and their homological invariants

The talks will cover the following topics:

1. Matrix factorizations as D-branes. According to physicists, the matrix factorizations of an isolated hypersurface singularity describe D-branes in the Landau-Ginzburg (LG) B-model associated with the singularity. The talk is devoted to some mathematical implications of this observation. I will start with a review of open-closed topological field theories underlying the LG B-models and then talk about their refinements.

2. Semi-infinite Hodge theory of dg categories. Homological mirror symmetry asserts that the “classical” mirror correspondence relating the number of rational curves in a CY threefold to period integrals of its mirror should follow from the equivalence of the derived Fukaya category of the first manifold and the derived category of coherent sheaves on the second one. The classical mirror correspondence can be upgraded to an isomorphism of certain Hodge-like data attached to both manifolds, and a natural first step towards proving the assertion would be to try to attach similar Hodge-like data to abstract derived categories. I will talk about some recent results in this direction and illustrate the approach in the context of the LG B-models.

3. Hochschild cohomology of LG orbifolds. The scope of applications of the LG mod- els in mirror symmetry is significantly expanded once we include one extra piece of data, namely, finite symmetry groups of singularities. The resulting models are called orbifold LG models or LG orbifolds. LG orbifolds with abelian symmetry groups appear in mir- ror symmetry as mirror partners of varieties of general type, open varieties, or other LG orbifolds. Associated with singularities with symmetries there are equivariant versions of the matrix factorization categories which, just as their non-equivariant cousins, describe D-branes in the corresponding orbifold LG B-models. The Hochschild cohomology of these categories should then be isomorphic to the closed string algebra of the models. I will talk about an explicit description of the Hochschild cohomology of abelian LG orbifolds.

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.

Abstract: We review the categorical description of the Calabi-Yau/Landau-Ginzburg correspondence in terms of equivariant matrix factorizations in the gauged linear sigma model. We present the hemisphere partition function as a central charge function in the gauged linear sigma model. We study the relation of this function in the LG phase to the Chern character of equivariant matrix factorizations of the LG potential and generating functions of FJRW invariants.

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.

On March 24-26, The Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications will be hosting a workshop on Geometry, Imaging, and Computing, based off the journal of the same name. The workshop will take place in CMSA building, G10.

On March 24-26, The Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications will be hosting a workshop on Geometry, Imaging, and Computing, based off the journal of the same name. The workshop will take place in CMSA building, G10.

On March 24-26, The Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications will be hosting a workshop on Geometry, Imaging, and Computing, based off the journal of the same name. The workshop will take place in CMSA building, G10.

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.

Abstract: A statistical manifold is one prescribed with a Riemannian metric g and a pair of g- conjugate connections D and D*, often free of torsion. Statistical manifolds arise out of geometric characterizations of statistical (probability) models, machine learning algorithms, etc in information science. Assuming that a statistical manifold (of even dimension) further admits an almost complex or almost para-complex structure. We characterize holomorphicity of D, D* in the (para-)Hermitian setting, and show the precise conditions under which statistical structures can be enhanced to Kahler or para-Kahler manifolds.

(joint work with Teng Fei at Columbia University and Sergey Gregorian at University
of Texas Grande Rio Valley)

Artan Sheshmani (QGM/CMSA) will be teaching a CMSA special lecture series on Quantum Cohomology, Nakajima Vareties and Quantum groups. The lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning January 25th, from 1:00 to 3:00pm in room G10, CMSA Building.